Sacroiliitis in familial Mediterranean fever and seronegative spondyloarthropathy: Importance of differential diagnosis

Rheumatology International

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 641-644

  Balaban, Birol ^a   Yasar, Evren ^a   Ozgul, Ahmet ^a   Dincer, Kemal ^a   Kalyon, Tunc Alp ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Familial Mediterranean fever; MEFV; Sacroiliitis; Seronegative spondyloarthropathy

Indexed keywords

HLA B27 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; GENE MUTATION; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACROILIITIS; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; SACROILIAC JOINT; SPONDYLARTHROPATHIES;

EID: 26244452212     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-004-0578-2     Document Type: Article

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